Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern.

    Schachblume, Kaiserkrone

    ря́бчикrjábčik

    any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers

  2. Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots.

    Scheckenfalter

    butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
plant of genus Fritillaria:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
plant of genus Fritillaria:
butterfly of family Nymphalidae:

Origin

From Latin fritillus (“dice-box, or possibly, checkerboard”).

From Latin fritillus (“dice-box, or possibly, checkerboard”).

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Forms

plural: fritillaries
Singularfritillary
Pluralfritillaries

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers:checkered lily

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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